Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Alabama Power Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 10, 1993No. 1911903PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wallace Wayne Hicks sued Alabama Power Company ("APCo"), alleging that APCo negligently maintained the premises where Hicks was working and that its negligence caused him to be injured. His wife, Cathy H. Hicks, joined his complaint, claiming damages for loss of consortium. APCo asserted that it was Hicks's "special employer" under Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-53 (the exclusivity provision of Alabama's Workers' Compensation Act). The trial court entered a summary judgment for APCo on that basis; the plaintiffs appeal.
The evidence is undisputed that in 1974 Hicks was a member of Structural Iron…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Bussey v. John Deere Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Wilson v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
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